Our second Seychelles FAM went swimmingly this September! With support from Etihad Airways and Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) Avenue Sales & Marketing took 5 top Indian Ocean agents from Flight Centre, Kenwood Travel, Holidays Please, Hayes & Jarvis and Gold Medal Travel to experience four islands of the Seychelles. The group started in Mahé at
Avenue attended this year’s Taste of PATA event on behalf of Centara Hotels and Resort. There were over 350 agents mingling with hoteliers, DMCs and tourist boards in the funky warehouse on East London’s Bricklane. Judging from our hoarse voices this morning, we chatted to most them! “Centara is our go-to brand,” said a flight
This summer Savoy Resort & Spa and Coral Strand, Seychelles partnered with our friends at Seychelles Tourism Board, Etihad Airways and Gold Medal to create two beautiful dinners for our agents in the Cardiff and Birmingham areas. The first was at Porro restaurant, Llandaff who treated us to a fabulous mix of Italian food and local
Avenue hosted the ‘Centara Summer Splash’, a white water rafting race at The Lee Valley Olympic Park in conjunction with Tourism Authority of Thailand. Participants (now thoroughly dry) included Trailfinders, Flight Centre, The Lotus Group, Travelbag , Western and Oriental, Kenwood Travel, Tropical Sky, Etihad and Thai International. Taylor Oliver, Destination Executive at Hayes and Jarvis
Last week we were joined by Centara Hotels & Resorts’ Paul Wilson, Vice President of Sales and Jamie Crisp, Area Director of Sales. So we travelled the length and breath of UK and dropped in on our key travel trade partners. During a training session at Gold Medal Travel in Preston, Gail Francis from Trade East Reservations,
We hosted top clients from accounts including Banks Sadler, CLIVE, Touch Associates, Green and Pleasant, CMM and Paragon on a fun filled and competitive event at the newly opened Swingers in London. We had all the ingredients for a great night: crazy golf, delicious street food and top notch tipples. Competition was fierce and a
We had a fantastic evening last week at The Spice Club Manchester with Helmbriscoe Associates and guests. The Spice Club is famous for its family-run, interactive Indian cookery classes. And as you can see, we got stuck in! Monica, one half of the mother/daughter team at The Spice Club, showed us how to make our
Avenue’s Director Ian Mills participated in TTM in Chang Mai this year on behalf of Centara Hotels and Resorts. Face to face meetings on the stand resulted in several new marketing opportunities for Centara to increase business from the UK in 2017/18. As usual, Centara entertained lavishly at the Khum Phaya Resort and Spa with a
We have just returned from our annual Centara Hotels & Resorts familiarisation trip with guest representatives from Thomas Cook, Flight Centre, Travelbag, Kuoni, Hayes & Jarvis, The Holiday Place and Gold Medal. After a safe and comfortable flight from London on Thai Airlines we headed to Krabi and checked into Centara Anda Dhevi for two
Last week Avenue’s Bruno Di Tommazi returned from hosting a group of MICE agents in the Seychelles at 5-star Savoy Resort and Spa. The most recent addition to Avenue’s portfolio, Savoy Seychelles is a luxury property on Beau Vallon Bay, Mahé, the country’s main island. The resort occupies a prime location on the beach front, has the largest swimming
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